I live an hour and a half outside Vancouver, but I'd be down for some kind of meet-up. Seattle's a little far away for me though._________________The cat's indifferent or he's just furious, it seems that he's never neither

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Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 1:11 pm Post subject:

whoohoo!

Also, unrelated: We need to read this book for the intro period. But here its 27 euro ex. shipping.

Here it is 11 ca dollar with shipping. Would any of the festers I am going to meet order it for me and I pay them back upon meeting?

Also, what are the sights to seein vancouver? The idea is that I go to vancouver, climatise for a day (meet up with Vox?! ) go to seattle, meet up with the peeps there (Dogen? ) and go to Portland (Arc Tempest?). Then greyhound straight back to squamish, (meet dinsky?! Oh, and hike the chief! ) and go to the start of school the next day._________________When life gives you lemons, some people make lemonade. I just eat them and make a sour face.

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Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 3:58 pm Post subject:

Also, what would be a good place to stay in Vancouver for a day? (cheap is the most important criterion)._________________When life gives you lemons, some people make lemonade. I just eat them and make a sour face.

For people who base their moral values on gods, this will be an unanswerable question. Since good & bad emanate from deity, applying those labels to them is absurd.
Most people who have separated good & bad from mundane & holy don't believe in god(s).

So your audience for this question consists of believers with a faithless moral system. Job like types.

Also, what would be a good place to stay in Vancouver for a day? (cheap is the most important criterion).

Hostelling International Downtown Vancouver; I've stayed there, back when I was temporarily homeless. Pros: Cheap, lots of interesting people there worth meeting. Cons: shared accommodations (unless you want to spend extra), and since they're based on gender, there's a pretty decent chance of being stuck with someone who snores.

UBC Housing and Conferences switches over all the student residences to hostels and hotels during the summer, and they're quite affordable. Pros: Cheap (single rooms too), also lots of interesting people, located at UBC, which is one of the prettiest universities I've ever seen (also my alma mater, but I say that unbiasedly). Cons: You're in the residences, they're a bit grungy and have no air conditioning, and they may not still be open if you're arriving that late in the year (they usually close around the last week of may so students can start moving in).

If neither seems to suit you, I can look around more. I may even be able to find a friend who is willing to let you crash for a day at their place, if you're interested._________________Who needs a signature?